Topic: 1982 Collectors Ed. rear hatch hinges FS.
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I listed a pair of good used hinges on Ebay at http://www.ebay.com/itm/150689770650?item=150689770650&viewitem=&vxp=mtr with a starting price of $40.
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what was your final price. I found a set in my garage off an 82CE with 30K miles. just wondering what kind of price I could get for them.
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I think someone got a bargain here.
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Vette(s): 1982 C3 Collectors Edition 44000 miles, sat in the sun most of its life, My wife purchased it for me for Father's Day in 2007 from her girlfriend that had it for 19 years. It is on the road again. I'm retired but it is now my daily driver.
I would not touch a set of used hinges if there was a workaround and there is if anyone is interested I will point them toward that workaround.
I replaced mine and have the old ones but will not sell them. I also have the old original struts and could sell those if someone want to have them rebuilt.
On the hinges it only take about 1/4 spread to give you some serious trouble and 1/2 will prevent the hatch from working. I know I saw where they were bent back into specs. All that tells me is that they were bent twice and once installed will be on their third time. I also don't know how much pressure it took to bend them to the correct spec. Were they over corrected and then bent a inoperable.
If I wanted an original set I would want to get them bent correctly myself. For $50 they are throw away so I guess it does not make any difference in the big picture.
I replaced mine and have the old ones but will not sell them. I also have the old original struts and could sell those if someone want to have them rebuilt.
On the hinges it only take about 1/4 spread to give you some serious trouble and 1/2 will prevent the hatch from working. I know I saw where they were bent back into specs. All that tells me is that they were bent twice and once installed will be on their third time. I also don't know how much pressure it took to bend them to the correct spec. Were they over corrected and then bent a inoperable.
If I wanted an original set I would want to get them bent correctly myself. For $50 they are throw away so I guess it does not make any difference in the big picture.
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